Donor Highlight: Steve and Donna Busch
Steve and Donna Busch Donate to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ WWAMI, Making Way for a Better Future
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ may be the fastest growing state in the U.S., but that doesn’t mean they have the physicians needed to keep up.
As of 2022, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ ranks in physicians per capita, with 70.72% of the state considered to be medically underserved.
In 2023, the Busch family generously donated towards the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Office of Underserved and Rural Medical Research, with the hope of making a difference in rural healthcare.
The Buschs have always had deep ties to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ WWAMI physicians. The best man at their wedding was a graduate from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ WWAMI back when it was just WAMI, before Wyoming joined the partnership in 1996. Their long-time primary care physician was also among the first graduating classes of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ WAMI.
Because of these ties, and their knowledge of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s need for physicians, donating to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ WWAMI felt like a natural fit.
“Donna and I were both raised in small towns,” said Steve Busch. “We are aware of the need for more primary care physicians across the nation in general, and in rural ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ in particular. We felt a donation to the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ WWAMI program would in some small way, make for a better future.”
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ WWAMI is committed to improving the future of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ healthcare, and they’re able to do so with donors like Steve and Donna Busch.
“Quality healthcare is not a given, and takes effort on the part of many to make it happen,” Busch said.
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Article by Emma Zado, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ WWAMI Medical Education Program.
Photography by Melissa Hartley, University Visual Production.
Published December 2023.